Archive for the ‘Health & Safety’ Category

FACEBOOK + SICK DAY BOASTING = SACK

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

If you are going to pull a sick day then it is probably best not to write about it on Facebook. Remember this is like walking down Grafton street with a banner telling everyone what you are doing.

A recent study indicated that employers are increasingly spying on personal websites like Facebook to find out what workers are doing. By all reports this investigation is legitimate as the Office of the Data Commissioner has warned employees there is little legal protection if they publish this stuff online.

The survey indicated that 83pc of employers surveyed said they monitored Facebook pages to check the validity of absences, while 67pc said they then disciplined staff.

So if you are going to pull a sickie then wrap up in your duvet and watch some Oprah. Remember to say offline.

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Workplace Injury, Illness and Fatality in Ireland

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

I just read an article today about Workplace Injury, Illness and Fatality and I was shocked with what I read – especially the point that there were 67 fatalities in the workplace last year and 31 in 2008 to date. Some of the key points from the report were;

• The number of work-related deaths in 2007 was 67. This compares to 51 in 2006 and 74 in 2005.
• The agriculture sector had the highest fatality rate at 8.3 fatalities per 100,000 workers.
• Of the injuries reported to the Authority in 2007, approximately 14% involved non-Irish national workers.
• 13,631 workplace inspections were carried in 2007 and enforcement action was necessary in 12% of those workplaces.
• Manual handling continues to trigger approximately 1/3 of all reported incidents with ‘slip, trip and fall’ incidents the next

It is essential that health and safety is at the top of the agenda within workplaces. Investment in H&S for workers will save money in the long run for organisations. Hopefully the above reading will highligh this.

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